Hundreds of housing units likely for Nunavik

A whack of new social housing units likely lie in store for Nunavik. A meeting of Nunavik's regional organizations on Feb. 27 in Kuujjuaq is expected to pave the way for the announcement of a multi-million-dollar package of deals at a news conference March 6 in Montreal, according to information from the Kativik Regional Government in Kuujjuaq.
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Cancer downstream from oilsands merits further study: Alta.

The Alberta government says it will respond to a health study released earlier this month that found elevated cancer cases in a remote aboriginal community downstream from the Alberta oilsands.
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First Nations lead initiative to improve organ and tissue donation rates in Ontario

In partnership with Trillium Gift of Life Network, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is asking all First Nations people to register their consent to donate their organs and tissues and is encouraging all communities in Ontario to follow NAN's lead in supporting organ and tissue donation.
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Upper Fraser Valley - The Drug Action Task Force’s Commitment To The Health And Safety Of First Nations Communities

UPPER FRASER VALLEY, B.C.- The RCMP continues it’s long and productive history of service to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, with their involvement on the Drug Action Task Force. For the past five years the RCMP’s Upper Fraser Valley First Nation Policing Unit has been working collaboratively with Sto:lo Tribal Council, Sto:lo Nation Community Development, School District representatives, and the Sto:lo Youth Committee coordinator on this initiative addressing the drug issues within First Nations communities.
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Private medical clinic to be named for man who died in Winnipeg hospital

Plans are in the works to open a new walk-in medical clinic named after Brian Sinclair, the man who died while waiting for care in the emergency room of the Health Sciences Centre last fall.
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All-Party Committee Examining Mental Health and Addiction Services

TORONTO - An all-party committee has been formed by the Ontario legislature to help develop ways to improve access to mental health and addiction services in the province.
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